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Conferences

Skopje Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2025 »
“Sustainable Development and Cultural Diplomacy - Fostering Global Partnerships”
(Skopje; May 19th - 22nd, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:

Gjorge Ivanov
President of the Republic of Macedonia (2009-19)

Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
6th President of North Macedonia

Timčo Mucunski
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northe Macedonia

EU-Africa Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2025 »
"Build Up International Cooperation between the EU and Africa"
(Berlin; June 3-6th, 2025)

WG10 Initiative:
“Interparliamentary Alliance for the Empowerment of Women in the Economy & Diplomacy”
(Launch Event, Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

“BERLIN GLOBAL” - CULTURAL DIPLOMACY NEWS FROM BERLIN

Embassie in Berlin highlight Diplomacy trhough media at bavarian summer festival »

April 24th, 2025

Europe

BILATERAL ENERGY TIES STRENGTHENED BETWEEN ALGERIA AND GERMANY »

April 17th, 2025

Africa

Peru reaffirms commitment to Inclusion at Berlin Summit »

April 22nd, 2025

Americas

Philippine Embassy in Berlin promotes Children's Literature at the First International Children's Book Fair in Berlin »

April 24th, 2025

Asia

Organization for Youth Education & Development

Young Leaders' Forums »
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The OYED Young Leaders´ Forums are international networks of like-minded young individuals with an interest in developing, supporting and sustaining intercultural relations. Over the past decade the OYED Young Leaders´ Forum has grown to become one of Europe's largest independent cultural exchanges Forum.
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Forthcoming Weeklong Seminars for 2025 include:

Africa Meets Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders (AME) »
(Berlin; June 3rd - 6th, 2025)

Cultural Diplomacy in Africa: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDA) »
(Berlin; June 3rd - 6th, 2025)

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Professional Development Program in Cultural Diplomacy »
Certificate Program in International Relations & Cultural Diplomacy
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The Certificate Program in International Relations & Cultural Diplomacy is comprised of specialized courses designed to provide participants with the fundamental knowledge needed in the field of Cultural Diplomacy. (More »)

Conference Reviews

Berlin Economic Forum 2025 »
"International Business, Sustainable Investments & Environmental Projects for Advancing Global Development, Democracy and Peace"
(Berlin; March 3-6th, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following Dignitaries:

Carlos James Minister of Tourism of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Pablo Hernández de Cos 70th Governor of the Bank of Spain 2018-24	Charles Fernandez Minister of Tourism, Investment and Development of Antigua & Barbuda
Mikael Cassar Deputy Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)	Már Guðmundsson Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland 2019	Etleva Kadilli Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF
Miguel Pedro Sousa Monteiro President, Board of Directors, Cape Verde Stock Exchange	Rajeeva Bandaranaike Chief Executive Officer, Colombo Stock Exchange	Sok Hour Hong CEO of the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX)
Andrian Iastremschi President of the Moldovan Stock Exchange	Luitpold Prinz von Bayern Head of König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei; Member of the House of Wittelsbach	Mohammed Omran Ex-Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority & the Egyptian Exchange
George Panteli Director General, Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport & Youth	Harris C. Georgiades Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs of Cyprus	Edin Dilberović Secretary General,Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Martin Frick Director of the WFP Global Office Berlin	Sandris Laganovskis Director, Cooperation &Partnerships, EU Intellectual Property Office	Jean-Philippe Chauzy Chief of Mission, IOM Germany
Jack McConnell First Minister of Scotland (2001-07)	Natalia Gavrilița Prime Minister of Moldova 2021-23	Jan Vapaavuori Head of the Finnish Olympic Committee, Former Mayor of Helsinki

The Berlin Initiative:
"For a Diplomatic Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" »
(Launch Event, Potsdam; March 3-6th, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following Dignitaries:

André Azoulay Counsellor to H.M. King Mohammed VI, Morocco	Massimo d'Alema Prime Minister of Italy 1998-2000; Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006-8	Miguel Ángel Moratinos UN Under-Secretary-General, High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
Samih al Abed Former Palestinian Minister of Housing & Public Works	Hiba Husseini » Former Chair of the Legal Committee to Final Status Negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis	Yossi Beilin » Former Minister of Justice of Israel; Leading “Architect” of the Oslo Accords & the Geneva Initiative
Humza Yousaf First Minister of Scotland (2023-24)	Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Chair of the Alba Party, Scotland; Former Member of the British Parliament	Nitzan Horowitz Former Israeli Minister for Health; Former Head of the Merez Party
Robert Serry UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process 2007-15	Ann Linde Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden 2019-22	Erkki Tuomioja Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland 2000-07, 2011-15

Skopje Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2023 »
"Promoting International Cooperation, Cultural Understanding & Peace"
(Skopje; September 4-6th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:

Gjorge Ivanov President of the Republic of Macedonia (2009-19)	Stevo Pendarovski President of North Macedonia	Danela Arsovska Mayor of Skopje
Aleksandar Nikoloski President of the National Council for European Integration in the Assembly of North Macedonia	Armin Laschet Chancellor-Candidate of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (2021)	Elmar Brok Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee (2012-17)
Ivo Josipovic President of Croatia (2010-2015)	Natalia Gavrilita Prime minister of Moldove (2021-23)	Hassan Diab Prime Minister of Lebanon (2020-21)
Bamir Topi President of the Republic of Albania (2007-12)	Boris Tadic President of the Republic of Serbia (2004-12)	Petar Stoyanov President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1997-02)
Ann Linde Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden	Mladen Ivanic Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina (2014-15, 2016-17)	Slavjanka Petrovska Minister of Defense of North Macedonia

Berlin Economic Forum 2023 »
"Sustainable Business & Responsible Investments"
(Berlin; March 6th - 10th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:

Abdulla Shahid (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives)	Vera Kamtukule (Minister of Tourism of Malawi)	Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmad Dalawi (Vice President of the Iraqi Federal Parliament)
Joël Randriamandranto (Minister of Tourism of Madagascar)	Dato’ Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (Minister of Culture of Malaysia)	Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu (Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism & Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe)

The World Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
"Growing Threats for Democracy Around the World"
(Berlin; February 15th - 18th, 2023)

The Forum aims to analyze and debate global trends of nation branding with a particular focus on sustainable business, tourism and responsible foreign investments and will demonstrate how these can be used as primary drivers for economic growth. (More »)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:

Dalia Grybauskaitė President of Lithuania (2009-19)	François Fillon Prime Minister of France (2007-12)	Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca President of Malta (2014-19)
Sahra Wagenknecht Member of the German Parliament	Peer Steinbrück Chancellor-Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (2013)	María Elena Agüero Secretary General of the Club de Madrid
Sophia Voultepsi Deputy Minister of Migration & Asylum of Greece	Pedro Silva Pereira Vice-President of the European Parliament	Michèle Alliot-Marie Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France
Moncef Marzouki President of Tunisia 2011-14	Mohammad Hanif Atmar Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan	Hassan Diab Prime Minister of Lebanon 2020-21
Gjorge Ivanov President of North Macedonia (2009-19)	Hans Köchler President of the International Progress Organization (IPO)	Emil Constantinescu President of Romania 1996-2000
Eva-Maria Liimets Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia	Denitsa Dimitrova Simeonova Chairperson of the Committee on EU Affairs of Bulgaria	Pernille Weiss Member of the European Parliament for Denmark
Kremena Milenova Kuneva Member of the Bulgarian National Assembly	Salima Belhaj Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands	Lina Lopes Member of the Assembly of Portugal

Berlin Wall 30 - From the Divided to the City of Freedom »
The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
(Berlin; November 6th - 10th, 2019)

The summit brought together world leaders to Berlin from all corners of the world to celebrate The 30th Anniversary for the Fall of the Wall and to promote global peace in our interdependent world. (More »)

The Summit included Keynote Addresses from the following Honourable speakers:

Andreas Kiefer (Secretary General, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe)	Borut Pahor President of the Republic of Slovenia	Emil Boc Mayor of Cluj-Napoca; Former Prime minister of Romania
Ferenc Gyurcsány Former Prime Minister of Hungary	Guy Verhofstadt Former Prime Minister of Belgium	Jan Vapaavuori Mayor of Helsinki, Finland
Laurent Ngon Baba President of the National Assembly, Republic of Central Africa	Luca Jahier President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)	Lord Pickles United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues
Maria Joao Rodrigues President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies	Mukhisa Kituyi Secretary-General, UN Conference on Trade & Development, UNCTAD	Naheed Nenshi Mayor of Calgary, Canada
Rita Kieber-Beck Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Liechtenstein	Thomas Silberhorn State Secretary, German Ministry of Defense	Roza Otunbayeva Former President of Kyrgyzstan
Vojko Obersnel Mayor of Rijeka, Croatia	Wilmot Collins Mayor of Helen, USA	Zaza Tavadze President of the Constitutional Court of Georgia

Berlin & Germany

The Berlin Global: CD News from Berlin & Germany »

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Cultural Bridges in Germany »

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Embassy Profiles »

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The Berliner Tafel e.V Volunteering Report »

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ICD in the Press

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Read Mark Donfried’s Articles - Published by Arab News:

11.02.2022 The Future for Afghanistan under the Taliban »

23.07.21 Midlife crisis in global relations exposed by COVID-19 »

09.04.21 The importance of cultural diplomacy in turbulent times »

06.04.21 Turning soft power into smart power »

16.03.21 COVID-19 crisis shows the time for global cooperation is now »

09.11.20 A new free world is locked in outdated 20th-century systems »

03.05.20 National health security a post-pandemic priority »

19.04.20 Coronavirus to prompt worldwide cultural changes »

12.04.20 Globalization unstoppable despite its contribution to virus spread »

26.03.20 Pandemic preparedness a national security issue »

19.10.18 Culture of defamation means media is globally misused »

03.03.18 How faith can fight extremism »

13.01.18 How Saudi Arabia is building a new national brand »

14.05.17v New nation-branding plan needed for Arab world »

02.05.17 ‘The Islamic world is too big to generalize’ »

25.02.17 The modern vehicle on the global security road »

24.01.17 Arabs and the Berlin attack: One month later »

Berlin Global »

Bill Clinton (President of the USA 1993-2001), Vjosa Osmani (President of Kosovo), Emil Constantinescu (President of Romania 1996-2000) »

Emil Constantinescu (President of Romania 1996-2000), Vjosa Osmani (President of Kosovo), Bertie Ahern (Prime Minister of Ireland 1997-2008), Ehud Olmert (Prime Minister of Israel 2006-9) »

Bertie Ahern (Prime Minister of Ireland 1997-2008), Emil Constantinescu (President of Romania 1996-2000), Vjosa Osmani (President of Kosovo), Ehud Olmert (Prime Minister of Israel 2006-9) »

Bill Clinton (President of the USA 1993-2001), Yossi Beilin (Leading “Architect” of the Oslo Accords), Hiba Husseini (Former Chair of the Legal Committee to Final Status Negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis) »

Iain Duncan Smith (Former Leader of the Conservative Party) Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Former Member of the British Parliament), Chris Law (Member of the British Parliament), Heidi Kühn (Founder Roots of Peace) »

Berlin Economic Forum 2025 »

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Berlin Economic Forum 2025 »

Berlin Economic Forum 2025 »

Berlin Economic Forum 2025 »

Miguel Ángel Moratinos (United Nations Under-Secretary-General, High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations) »

André Azoulay (Counsellor to H.M. King Mohammed VI, Morocco) »

Massimo d'Alema (Prime Minister of Italy 1998-2000; Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006-8) »

Hiba Husseini (Former Chair of the Legal Committee to Final Status Negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis) »

Yossi Beilin (Former Minister of Justice of Israel; Leading “Architect” of the Oslo Accords & the Geneva Initiative) »

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Chair of the Alba Party, Scotland; Former Member of the British Parliament) »

Humza Yousaf (First Minister of Scotland (2023-24)) »

Nitzan Horowitz (Former Israeli Minister for Health; Former Head of the Merez Party) »

Robert Serry (United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process 2007-15) »

Ann Linde (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden 2019-22) »

Erkki Tuomioja (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland 2000-07, 2011-15) »

Carlos James (Minister of Tourism of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) »

Jack McConnell (First Minister of Scotland 2001-07) »

Pablo Hernández de Cos (70th Governor of the Bank of Spain 2018-24) »

Charles Fernandez (Minister of Tourism, Investment and Economic Development of Antigua and Barbuda) »

Mikael Ribbenvik Cassar (Deputy Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)) »

Már Guðmundsson (Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland 2019) »

Etleva Kadilli (Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF) »

Miguel Pedro Sousa Monteiro (President of the Board of Directors of Cape Verde Stock Exchange »

Rajeeva Bandaranaike (Chief Executive Officer, Colombo Stock Exchange ) »

Sok Hour Hong (CEO of the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX)) »

Andrian Iastremschi (President of the Moldovan Stock Exchange) »

Jan Vapaavuori (Chair of Finnvera's Board of Directors; Former Mayor of Helsinki; Former Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland) »

Mohammed Omran (Prof. of Financial Economics, Arab Academy for Science & Technology; Ex- Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority & the Egyptian Exchange) »

George Panteli (Director General of the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth) »

Harris C. Georgiades (Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs of Cyprus) »

Martin Frick (Director of the WFP Global Office Berlin) »

Sandris Laganovskis (Director of Cooperation and Partnerships Department in the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)) »

Jean-Philippe Chauzy (Chief of Mission, IOM Germany) »

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EU-Africa Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2025 » "Build Up International Cooperation between the EU and Africa" (Berlin; June 3-6th, 2025)

WG10 Initiative: “Interparliamentary Alliance for the Empowerment of Women in the Economy & Diplomacy” (Launch Event, Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

Berlin Economic Forum 2025 » "International Business, Sustainable Investments & Environmental Projects for Advancing Global Development, Democracy and Peace" (Berlin; March 3-6th, 2025)

The Berlin Initiative: "For a Diplomatic Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" » (Launch Event, Potsdam; March 3-6th, 2025)

Skopje Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2023 » "Promoting International Cooperation, Cultural Understanding & Peace" (Skopje; September 4-6th, 2023)

Berlin Economic Forum 2023 » "Sustainable Business & Responsible Investments" (Berlin; March 6th - 10th, 2023)

The World Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 » "Growing Threats for Democracy Around the World" (Berlin; February 15th - 18th, 2023)

Berlin Wall 30 - From the Divided to the City of Freedom » The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall (Berlin; November 6th - 10th, 2019)

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Skopje Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2025 »
“Sustainable Development and Cultural Diplomacy - Fostering Global Partnerships”
(Skopje; May 19th - 22nd, 2025)

EU-Africa Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2025 »
"Build Up International Cooperation between the EU and Africa"
(Berlin; June 3-6th, 2025)

WG10 Initiative:
“Interparliamentary Alliance for the Empowerment of Women in the Economy & Diplomacy”
(Launch Event, Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

Berlin Economic Forum 2025 »
"International Business, Sustainable Investments & Environmental Projects for Advancing Global Development, Democracy and Peace"
(Berlin; March 3-6th, 2025)

The Berlin Initiative:
"For a Diplomatic Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" »
(Launch Event, Potsdam; March 3-6th, 2025)

Skopje Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2023 »
"Promoting International Cooperation, Cultural Understanding & Peace"
(Skopje; September 4-6th, 2023)

Berlin Economic Forum 2023 »
"Sustainable Business & Responsible Investments"
(Berlin; March 6th - 10th, 2023)

The World Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
"Growing Threats for Democracy Around the World"
(Berlin; February 15th - 18th, 2023)

Berlin Wall 30 - From the Divided to the City of Freedom »
The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
(Berlin; November 6th - 10th, 2019)